Drug Safety Health information topics about Drug Safety: Children 1. Drug Research and Children Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2003/103_drugs.html Law and Policy 1. 'Poison Squad' and the Advent of Food an Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/602_squad.html 2. FDA's Drug Review Process: Ensuring Drugs are Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/402_drug.html 3. Milestones in U.S. Food and Drug Law History Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition http://www.fda.gov/opacom/backgrounders/miles.html 4. New Prescription Drug Safety Plan Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/304_plan.html 5. Pharmacy Compounding: Customizing Prescription Dru Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2000/400_compound.html 6. Reporting Unlawful Sales of Medical Products on th Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/oc/buyonline/buyonlineform.htm Newsletters/Print Publications 1. FDA Consumer Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/fdacindex.html Organizations 1. Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cber/ 2. Center for Devices and Radiological Health http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/ 3. Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/ 4. Institute for Safe Medication Practices http://www.ismp.org/ 5. MedWatch, the FDA Medical Products Reporting and S Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/ 6. SafeMedication.com American Society of Health-System Pharmacists http://www.safemedication.com/ Overviews 1. How to Report Problems with Products Regulated by Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/../opacom/backgrounders/problem.html 2. Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html 3. Vaccine Adverse Event Report System Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cber/vaers/vaers.htm Related Issues 1. Protecting Consumers from Counterfeit Drugs Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/304_drug.html 2. Buying Medicines and Medical Products Online Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/oc/buyonline/default.htm 3. Buying Prescription Medicine Online: A Consumer Sa Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/buyOnlineGuide_text.htm 4. Combating Counterfeit Drugs Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/oc/initiatives/counterfeit/ 5. FDA Ensures Equivalence of Generic Drugs Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/about/whatwedo/testtube-17.pdf 6. Importance of Public Comment to the FDA Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/604_public.html 7. Why Drugs Get Pulled Off the Market Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/102_drug.html 8. Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites(VIPPS) F National Association of Boards of Pharmacy http://www.nabp.net/vipps/consumer/faq.asp 9. Radiofrequency Identification Technology: Protecti Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2005/205_rfid.html 10. Strategies to Reduce Medication Errors Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2003/303_meds.html 11. Things You Should Know about Purchasing Medication Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/border.htm 12. Substandard and Counterfeit Medicines World Health Organization http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs275/en/ 13. Imported Drugs Raise Safety Concerns Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/502_import.html 14. Truth about Choosing Medical Treatments Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/medfraud.html 15. Use Caution Buying Medical Products Online Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2005/105_buy.html Specific Conditions 1. Tiagabine Hydrochloride (Marketed as Gabitril) Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/InfoSheets/patient/TiagabinePIS.pdf 2. Recalls / Withdrawals of Biologics Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cber/recalls.htm 3. Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) Information Page Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/ppa/default.htm 4. FDA Statement on THG (Tetrahydrogestrinone ) Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2003/NEW00967.html 5. FDA Issues Public Health Advisory on Vioxx as Its Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/2004/NEW01122.html 6. Questions and Answers on COX-2 Selective and Non-S Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/COX2/COX2qa.htm   Recommended Resources: Yahoo! Health News Yahoo! Health News Parents Can Take Steps to Boost Kids' Health, Well-Being SATURDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- As children head back to school, parents can help make sure their little ones stay healthy and happy all year, an expert suggests. Cholera kills 41 in Central African nation of Chad Health officials in Chad say an outbreak of cholera in the Central African nation has killed at least 41 people. UN chief warns economy must not derail millennium goals UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Saturday the world must devote the same resources to meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as it did to tackling the global economic crisis. 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